bubba9497 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 http://www.local10.com/news/14778459/detail.html click link for full article Program From Taylor's Funeral Listed On eBay Attorney Calls Listing 'Disgusting, Despicable, Ultimate In Greed' POSTED: 8:20 am EST December 5, 2007 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A memento from the funeral of Washington Redskins safety and former University of Miami Hurricanes star Sean Taylor is for sale on the Internet auction Web site eBay. Type in a search of Taylor's name on eBay and more than 1,600 items come up, everything from his rookie trading card and signed helmets and jerseys to memorial ribbons and the white towels with the No. 21 that were distributed at Sunday's Washington Redskins game. But buried in the strand of Taylor memorabilia is the program from Monday's funeral at Florida International University's Pharmed Arena. It's unclear who the seller is -- his listing name is "sharkonwheels" from Hollywood, and he writes that it is going to be a really rare item. The listing features three pictures of the handout and boasts that his is a real one and not a copy. At the end of his full-page sales pitch, the seller writes, "Sean, rest in peace. You will be sorely missed in this world." As of Local 10's first report, 11 people had bid on the item. The price was $102.50. Richard Sharpstein, Taylor's attorney and family friend, was shocked when Local 10 showed him the eBay listing. "It's a horrible, horrible lack of respect for a family that's just buried their incredible son," he said. Sharpstein said the family had no idea of the listing but would be outraged to learn that someone is trying to profit from Taylor's death. "This case is an example of an epidemic in America of greed and violence, and to sell the programs from someone's funeral is just disgusting, despicable and the ultimate in greed," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige3girl Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 that's gross. some people have no shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Kind of sad that whoever has this is thinking about financial gain so soon after the fact. I wouldn't have a problem if these started popping up in a year or so. That's business. But he's still warm in the ground and people are trying to cash in on a tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxpck Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Sick. Sometimes I wonder where we are headed as a society. O well. 250 years was a good run. Rome, Greece, Egypt...all major civilizations died out. Most rotted from the inside out. Our time is quickly coming with the lack of visible Moral anchors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 It really is amazing...through tragedy you see the best of people, and the absolute worst of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookie Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Sharpstein said the family had no idea of the listing but would be outraged to learn that someone is trying to profit from Taylor's death. Yeah they did, but I don't blame the lawyer for saying they didn't. The fam personally contacted that a-hole and asked him to take it down at about 10-11am yesterday. He wouldn't. I think the Redskin nation got to him! :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwpanic Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 no worse than those a-holes selling st memorial towels on ebay imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige3girl Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 It's unclear who the seller is -- his listing name is "sharkonwheels" from Hollywood, and he writes that it is going to be a really rare item. It's probably OJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogfat Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 thats pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxpck Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 It's probably OJ. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Brown #43 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 no worse than those a-holes selling st memorial towels on ebay imo It's WAY worse, I think. I think both are very wrong, but selling an item like this from the funeral is just unbelievable. My guess (and my hope) is that it wasn't posted by someone who attended the funeral, but rather some scavenger who came along and picked up a copy that someone had left on the ground or something. If they are refusing to take it down, then it's almost certainly not someone who attended. You'd hope not, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70th Week Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Heck, I saw a helmet on ebay THE DAY of his death and the seller said as much....He said, " Sean Taylor has passed today, RIP" people are unbelievable....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwpanic Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 It's WAY worse, I think. I think both are very wrong, but selling an item like this from the funeral is just unbelievable. My guess (and my hope) is that it wasn't posted by someone who attended the funeral, but rather some scavenger who came along and picked up a copy that someone had left on the ground or something. If they are refusing to take it down, then it's almost certainly not someone who attended. You'd hope not, anyway. true, but i guess i viewed last sunday's game as somewhat of a funeral for us fans that couldn't make it down to florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGift Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Damn that's horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Videla3 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 It's pretty disgusting how far people will go to make an extra dollar. Being the celebrity that Sean was, it's hard to stop people from feeding into this especially since we weren't all there to attend the funeral....:logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cane Corso21 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The scum in this country is unbelievable, but thats how people are. I take great pride knowing that even if I was not a Skins fan I would never do anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin faithful Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I cant believe that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I knew one would surface on eBay so I kept an eye out. When I saw it, the description seemed like he was a fan. Apparently he edited it eventually to say proceeds will go to benefit the ST Trust Fund for Jackie. Either way, the auction is no longer up and was removed (presumably by eBay). See the posts/convo here: http://extremeskins.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4542497&postcount=132 -> http://extremeskins.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4542986&postcount=134 (with link to the previous funeral auction) -> http://extremeskins.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4544753&postcount=145 (appendage of my post: it could have been removed just from media pressure also) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onnie007 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 people will stop at nothing to profit off of Sean's death, its disgusting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinzOwnU Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 And yet someone is actually willing to pay over $100 dollars for a copy of the program... It might be a low thing to do, but at least the program will end up in the hands of someone that clearly wants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Now that is sick. I can't believe it. What is wrong with people. :doh: I would think it would be a honor to have that, and frame it. Some people and their greedy ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeTK Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 And yet someone is actually willing to pay over $100 dollars for a copy of the program... It might be a low thing to do, but at least the program will end up in the hands of someone that clearly wants it. thats true of the buyer, but its hard to get past the fact that the seller has no class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplohmillers#1 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Thats pretty low. Towels and jerseys are one thing but a program from his funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger waters Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Sick.Sometimes I wonder where we are headed as a society. O well. 250 years was a good run. Rome, Greece, Egypt...all major civilizations died out. Most rotted from the inside out. Our time is quickly coming with the lack of visible Moral anchors. So true. We still have some time to get our act together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#21Taylor4Ever Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 That is truly disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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